Mike Wallace: Black history month you find ridiculous. Why?Morgan Freeman: You're going to relegate my history to a month?Mike Wallace: Oh, c'mon.Morgan Freeman: What do you do with yours? Which month is white history month? Well, c'mon, tell me.Mike Wallace: I'm Jewish.Morgan Freeman: OK, which month is Jewish history month?Mike Wallace: There isn't one.Morgan Freeman: Oh, oh. Why not? Do you want one?Mike Wallace:No.Morgan Freeman: No, I don't either. I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history.Mike Wallace: How we gonna get rid of racism until...Morgan Freeman: Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man. And I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. I know you as Mike Wallace. You know me as Morgan Freeman.

Bashar and Asma's Infinite Playlist:dentalhilljack: Other schools have pulled off "Black Out" promotions by wearing black shirts and no one complained about race. What makes Oregon State so special?

Oregon State apparently has students who think "wear black" means "dress up like Al Jolson."

This.

Nobody had a problem with wearing black. And I don't think anybody had a problem with the black face paint. But people did have a problem with people wearing black face paint and wearing afro wigs. That will tend to piss people off.

I actually went back and did a little research on the 2007 blackout to see if I can find anything offensive. There's nothing there and it's showing how ignorant people are when it comes to what blackface really is. One notable aspect of blackface is that the lips are exaggerated to the point that it makes you look like a clown.

I also need to save this post for the inevitable whining after Halloween when someone supposedly puts on blackface to look like Lil Wayne.

ongbok:Bashar and Asma's Infinite Playlist: dentalhilljack: Other schools have pulled off "Black Out" promotions by wearing black shirts and no one complained about race. What makes Oregon State so special?

Oregon State apparently has students who think "wear black" means "dress up like Al Jolson."

This.

Nobody had a problem with wearing black. And I don't think anybody had a problem with the black face paint. But people did have a problem with people wearing black face paint and wearing afro wigs. That will tend to piss people off.

"This community is not ready for having a blackout Reser or a wear black day when students don't realize wearing black could be really culturally insensitive," said Amelia Harris, president of the Associated Students With A Stick Up Their Assof OSU.

Bathia_Mapes:No orange people? Submitter obviously has never seen an episode of "Jersey Shore".

CSB time.

So I am sitting here with a co-worker reading the headline and I immediately say "Obviously been to Jersey Shore". He tells me I need to post that in the comments. I guaranteed him it would be the Weeners.

Into the blue again:Bathia_Mapes: No orange people? Submitter obviously has never seen an episode of "Jersey Shore".

CSB time.

So I am sitting here with a co-worker reading the headline and I immediately say "Obviously Never been to Jersey Shore". He tells me I need to post that in the comments. I guaranteed him it would be the Weeners.

Black_Lazerus:black man here? can someone explain how you get the jump from wear black clothing = wear black face?

giving a 110%! support your team!

there's black face paint and then there's black face with afros. apparently the latter happen during the 2007 "blackout" and 5 years later there are "concerns" that students still haven't learned to wear black appropriately. i say trade out the school color black for teal. imagine what horrible things nike could do with orange and teal.

Haere maiI read the thread expecting something from you but since you hadn't been here yet I jumped in for you.The AB's have certainly been on fire (except that dodgy Argie game in sunny Wellington), and I hope they cap it off with a beating against the Bokkies this weekend!